I am a native Utahn who moved to Puerto Rico about a month ago. I saved up some money, was planning on getting a job (that fell through), and just flew out here. We got an apartment in Ocean Park, maybe 3 blocks from the beach and are living it up. I will try to post as much as I can about the art, and culture difference of P.R., but my internet connection is typically limited to the neighbor (usually just a bar or 2 of wifi). If you ever go on a Caribbean cruise hit me up, I will show you around.
Another mixtape. I had all of the tracks in the sweetest order ever, but I forgot to set it on the tags. So you will just have to deal with crap order. They are all good tracks, enjoi!
(the order it was supposed to be in)
1- Just Let Go - Fisherspooner
2- Ice Cream - Muscles
3- Sarah Dreams Of Summer - Working for a Nuclear Free City
I was on my way back from my kid brothers house today and saw these next to a field. Looked like someone had gone through a lot of trouble to make them and were even cemented down. Nice to see that people out in Pleasant Grove, Ut are doing some sweet art installation pieces.
Good stuff. Here is a map if you want to see them for yourself.
Scurfing the word comes from a cross of two words, the word surfing, and the word canal. We connect a rope to a beam that crosses the canal and to the bottom of the board. If you are leaning back enough, it will hold you up above the water. You can carve and spin on it.
Now, this is the old way of scurfing. Kids now days will use a tow rope and a board not connected to anything. Sort of like wakeboarding with out the bindings. I believe it is called wakeskating.
I put some clips together, and came up with this video also there is some footage from cliff jumping in Moab.
Some of my pals wrote some posts about it too. Peep it. Mccall, Esdot
I just kept putting off making that bag for Dan’s laptop. I wasn’t quite sure what to use for cushin, I didn’t have any neat fabrics. I finally got started on it about 2 weeks ago when I found this awesome curtain at Thrift Town in SLC. Yeah, its puke green. I ended up using some foamy stuff I got from work for the cush.
Originally I wanted to use some ribbon for a strap. Something ultra light weight. But when I got my laptop in there it really felt like it was going to break. I unstitched it and put in this heavier strap. My mom said it looked girly with the ribbon anyways. I was also going to use these vintage iron ons I got in Puerto Rico, but it ended up melting the cushin material underneath. Oh well.
This is probably the biggest bag I have made yet. Dan said he wanted room for laptop and book. I am pretty sure he will have plenty of room.
The process of booting a vehicle has been around for centuries. First, there was the horse boot which was my personal favorite. The horse boot was kind of a dumb idea, a little animal cruelty. Then there was a carriage boot, then finally the car boot. I have never felt that I have ever done anything bad enough to get a boot. The other day I had my first run in with the Provonian boot patrol (University Parking Enforcement).
We stopped in at Del Taco in Provo to get some Macho Combo burrito action. We all noted the sign and Natalie made sure to warn me that people have been booted here. We weren’t planning on staying too long, and we were eating at Del Taco. The sign says Del Taco parking only, it’s not like I am going to get booted for eating at Del Taco.
Seriously, we were in there for maybe 15 minutes, when we got back outside to my car I was surprised (and not too happy) to find a boot attached to my front drivers side wheel. WTF? The sign says Del Taco parking only and that is where I went. So as disgruntled as I was, I called University Parking Reinforcement. Yeah, I yelled at him a little bit, who wouldn’t be upset about getting booted for not doing anything wrong. It’s a waste of my time. At first he did tell me that that parking is for permanent Del Taco employees. Which is completely ludicrous it says in big letters CUSTOMER PARKING ONLY.
(Note, my car is on the right. Within five feet of the sign.)
While we were waiting for the guy to show up I noticed a couple park in a Camero on the other side of the trash can and walk in to Del Taco. Boot patrol finally rolled up in in his jeep liberty. He told me that most people will park here and go up to the apartment building on the other side. He said this is the first time he has ever had anyone actually go to Del Taco and park here.
Key word: MOST. You cant just automatically assume that people are parking here to walk to the apartments. But, I consider myself a fairly understandable person and am fairly easy going.
As we were leaving I noticed him pull up next to that Camero and proceed to attach a boot to their front right tire. I threw it in reverse and yelled out my window “Yo! those people just went into Del Taco.. To eat!” He says to me ” Oh Really? How am I supposed to know that, I just got here!”
Good point. However, Is that not your job to know these things? These guys are just out there to make commission Make sure you keep your receipt if your going to eat at Del Taco . Because you will probably get booted.
After 95 years, absinthe is finally legal in the United States. It has to have less than 10 ppm of thujone. Good absinthe never had anymore than that in the first place. The thujone was the original cause for the uproar since it was thought to have psychedelic side effects.
On our way out of Las Vegas we stopped in Mesquite to get some beers. As I got closer to the counter to pay for those beers, I noticed they were selling some Le Tourment Vert and I just had to buy it. It was right around 60 dollars and I got a chance to win a absinthe kit (woot!). I sort of assumed they wouldn’t be selling it out here in Utah (I later found out that they do sell it at the Provo liquor store). This stuff is my pride and joy. I was gonna take a picture of it and frame it. I don’t know why I am so excited about it.
Absinthe’s can range anywhere from 100 to 150 proof and are meant to be watered down.
Finally last night, I went over to Wal-Mart, bought some sugar cubes and took absinthe out for a test drive.
I found that there is a special way you are supposed to drink the stuff. Necessary ingredients: Absinthe, ice cold water, and a huge strainer. You pour the absinthe into about 1/3rd of your glass, throw the sugar cube into the huge strainer and lightly pour the water onto the sugar cube dissolving it in the process.
One site said you should take a couple practice pours, you don’t want to miss the sugar cube or it won’t dissolve. After pouring, you will notice that the water does not mix right away with absinthe causing a sort of green to clear fade in the glass called the louche. Should look something like this.
The absinthe that I bought probably is not the best absinthe out there. My louche was pretty weak compared to this one. I guess you can’t really see the louche in mine because of my flash-o-matic camera. It turned out pretty good and my parents and I really enjoyed it. You can taste the fennel and the mint which gives it a really different sort of taste.
